The V12 engine the untold inside story of the technology, evolution, performance and impact of all V12-engined cars ; 1909-2005
"In this richly illustrated volume, Karl Ludvigsen takes the reader behind the scenes of the creation of the greatest V12 engines, recalling the effortless urge of the luxurious Hispano-Suiza of the 1930s and the scintillating surge of Lamborghini supercars of the 1960s. From exotic Auburns, Pa...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bentley Publishers
[2015]
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Origins
- American twin sixes
- European twelves
- Aero speed
- Classic-era Americans
- British and French classics
- Teutonic twelves
- Racers in America
- Grand Prix glories
- Post-war potency
- Competition ambitions
- Engines for the elite
- Cat, roundel and star
- Formula twelves
- American and German luxury
- Ultimate sports-car power